Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Union City, Georgia
City in Fulton County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 28.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Union City, Georgia. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 7.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.7 in Fulton County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 80 percent of the rate in Fulton County, Georgia: 8.7
- About 55 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Fulton County, Georgia: -15%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | 18.2 |
| 2022 | 25.0 |
| 2023 | 21.5 |
| 2024 | 7.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Union City | Share in Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 36% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Union City | Fulton County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 13.2% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.3% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 68.1% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 24.2% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 68%
- About the same as the share in Georgia: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 24%
- About 1.7 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-147
- I-852
- SR-138 JONESBORO RD2
- CR-13851
- FLAT SHOALS RD1
- SR-701
- SR-14 S FULTON PKWY1
- SR-14 ALT S FULTON PKWY1
- SR-1381
- SR-0014AL1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 24 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Ford F-1502
- Volkswagen Jetta2
- BMW 325i1
- BMW 750i / ALPINA B71
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet El Camino1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chrysler 3001
- Chrysler Sebring1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2024 | CS-S FULTON PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | SR-14 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | US-29 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | US-29AL SR-14AL | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | SR-14 | 3 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | SR-138 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | SR-0014AL | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | FLAT SHOALS RD | 2 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | SR-70 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | SR-14 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | CR-150521 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | I-85 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | SR-14 ALT S FULTON PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | I-85 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | CS-061821/PETERS RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | I-85 N | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | SR-138 JONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | CR-1385 | 2 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | SR-138 JONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | I-85 S | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | SR-14 | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | SR-14 S FULTON PKWY | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.